Matthew 5:29

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.

If

Matthew 18:8

Mark 9:43

Pluck

1 Peter 4:1

For

Matthew 16:26

Mark 8:36

Luke 9:24

Bible References

If

And if your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life maimed or lame than with two hands or two feet to be thrown into the eternal fire.

If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life maimed than with two hands to go into hell, to the fire that shall never be quenched.

Pluck

For there are eunuchs who were born that way from their mother's womb, and there are eunuchs who were made eunuchs by men, and there are eunuchs who have made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. He who is able to accept it, let him accept it."

We know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves to sin.

For if you live according to the flesh you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.

But I discipline my body and make it my slave, so that, after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified.

Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.

Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire and greed, which is idolatry.

Therefore, since Christ has suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same purpose, because he who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin,

For

What good will it be for a man if he gains the whole world, and forfeits his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?

For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world, and forfeit his soul?

For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it.